ADOPT THE PACE OF NATURE

bird at pond

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience, said Ralph Waldo Emerson. "Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day," wrote A.A. Milne.

As I rush toward leaving home to go on a personal retreat, I'm holding these quotes in mind. Wise advice, both of them. Lately my pace has been more like a hurricane wind than a tree growing or a river flowing or the swimming turtle I saw in the pond near my home this morning.

How has your pace been this summer? Whatever your pace, I invite you to practice "unconditional friendliness" toward yourself and what is in your life right now.

weather conch

Unconditional friendliness. Like the quotes above, I'm holding this expression like a touchstone as I aim to be compassionate and not judge myself for once again letting things get out of balance and swing wildly like a conch shell hanging from a string on tree during high winds.

I hope you enjoy the playful lightness of this "Official Weather Conch" photo, taken on a vacation a few years ago, and feel the love with which this post is written.